n recent years, the global trade environment has become increasingly complex - geopolitical conflicts have intensified, tariff policies have been adjusted frequently, and supply chains have been volatile. These challenges have brought considerable pressure to import and export enterprises. However, for WAHSAI Import and Export, challenges are also opportunities. With its keen insight into industry trends, flexible business adjustment capabilities, and professional risk response solutions, WAHSAI has not only successfully navigated through many trade fluctuations, but also found new business growth points amid challenges.
In 2023, a European country suddenly adjusted its import tariff policy on mechanical equipment, with a tariff increase of 15%. This put a domestic machinery manufacturing customer that WAHSAI was serving in a difficult situation: if the new tariff rate was implemented, the order profit would shrink significantly, even facing losses; if the order was cancelled, it would miss the long-term cooperative European buyer. After learning about the policy change, WAHSAI's trade consultant team took immediate action - on the one hand, they joined hands with legal experts to conduct in-depth research on the details of the country's tariff policy and found a clause that "mechanical equipment used for green energy production is eligible for tariff reduction"; on the other hand, they assisted the customer in organizing materials to prove the connection between its products and green energy production, while communicating with the European buyer to supplement relevant trade documents. After a week of emergency coordination, they finally successfully applied for tariff reduction qualification for the customer, not only protecting the order profit, but also strengthening the cooperative relationship between the customer and the European buyer.
In addition to policy risks, supply chain disruptions are another major problem faced by import and export enterprises. When global port congestion was severe in 2022, WAHSAI developed an emergency plan of "multi-route + multi-transportation mode" for a customer importing medical supplies: the original single sea transportation route was adjusted to a combined "sea + land" transportation - some emergency supplies were unloaded at ports in neighboring countries and then transferred by land to shorten the transportation time; at the same time, it cooperated with multiple freight forwarders in advance to ensure the reserve of shipping space. Finally, when the global supply chain delay generally exceeded 2 weeks, WAHSAI controlled the delivery delay of the customer's goods within 3 days, ensuring the timely supply of medical supplies.
WAHSAI's response capability stems from its well-established "risk early warning and response system" behind it: the team tracks the policy dynamics of major global trading countries daily and predicts potential risks through big data analysis; for different types of risks, 3-5 alternative plans are formulated in advance; at the same time, it regularly provides "trade risk training" for customers to help them improve their risk awareness. For example, in response to exchange rate fluctuation risks, WAHSAI will recommend financial tools such as "forward foreign exchange settlement and sale" and "exchange rate hedging" to customers, and formulate personalized exchange rate management plans based on the customer's order cycle, effectively reducing the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on profits.
In the future, the uncertainty of the global trade environment will continue, but WAHSAI Import and Export will continue to take professionalism as a "shield" and innovation as a "spear", constantly optimize its service system, expand its resource network, and accompany customers to move forward steadily in the wave of global trade, creating more value together.